Tom Lin (writer) explained

Tom Wentao Lin[1] (born [2]) is an American novelist. His debut novel, The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, a Western about a Chinese American outlaw, was published by Little, Brown and Company in 2021[3] [4] and won the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.

Early life and education

Lin was born in Beijing, China, and moved to Flushing, Queens, New York City with his family when he was four. He attended Pomona College., he is pursuing a doctorate in English at the University of California, Davis.

Career

Lin's debut novel, The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, was published by Little, Brown and Company on June 1, 2021. It is a Western with supernatural elements set in the 1860s about a Chinese American assassin who pursues vengeance after railroad barons kidnap his lover and conscript him into helping construct the Central Pacific Railroad.[5] Media praised the story's subversion of the white-centric perspective of traditional westerns and its exploration of identity.[6] The novel was awarded the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, making Lin the youngest Carnegie winner.[7]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Book: Reed . Arden . Arden Reed . Slow Art . 2017 . . Oakland, California . 9780520285507.
  2. News: Alter . Alexandra . With a Chinese American Gunslinger, He's Challenging the Whiteness of Westerns . 1 June 2021 . . 2021-05-31.
  3. News: Wong . Ashley . What makes us American? A UC Davis student tackles identity and violence in new book . 1 June 2021 . . May 18, 2021.
  4. News: May 31 . Jessica Zack . 'The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu': Debut novel gives revenge Western a Chinese American perspective . 1 June 2021 . . May 31, 2021.
  5. News: Lichtenstein . Grace . Book Review - The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin . 1 June 2021 . BookPage . June 2021 . en.
  6. News: Hong . Terry . Review: The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu . May 6, 2021 . 1 June 2021 . Shelf Awareness.
  7. News: Italie . Hillel . January 24, 2022 . Hanif Abdurraqib, Tom Lin receive Carnegie literary awards . . January 24, 2022.
  8. Book: The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu . October 6, 2020 . . 9780316542173 . 1 June 2021.

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